单选题
Passage 1
The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages {{U}}(1) {{/U}} young couples, are the result of mutual attraction and affection {{U}}(2) {{/U}} than practical considerations. In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin {{U}}(3) {{/U}} in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social contacts. Though young people feel free to choose their friends from {{U}}(4) {{/U}} groups, most choose a mate of similar background. This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually {{U}}(5) {{/U}} choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
{{U}}(6) {{/U}}, marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater {{U}}(7) {{/U}} of today's youth and the fact that they are restricted by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend colleges, {{U}}(9) {{/U}} in the armed forces, or pursue a career in the bigger cities. Once away from home and family, they are more {{U}}(9) {{/U}} to date and marry outside their own social group.
In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither rare nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are on the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and {{U}}(10) {{/U}} a family. Marriages between people of different national origin (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试近义动词。involve意为“包括,涉及”;link意为“连接,联系”,通常与to,together或with连用;connect意为“连接,结合”,通常与to,with连用;correlate意为“使相关联,和……相关”,通常与with连用。该空格后面没有to,together或with,所以选用B、C、D都不对。应该选用involve。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题测试搭配。所填之词应该与than搭配。more than意为“比……多”;less than意为“比……少”;other than意为“不是,除了”;rather than意为“与其……不如……,宁可……也不”。本句话并不是比较,所以选用A、B不对;rather than的主语通常是人,而本句话的主语是物,所以选用D也不对。应该选用other than。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试近义动词。date意为“约会”;appointment意为“约会,约定”,通常构成have/make an appointment with somebody结构,意为“与某人约会”;engagement意为“婚约,订婚”;match意为“相配,结婚”。本句话并不是have/make an appointment with somebody结构,所以选用B不对;根据后面的find mates(寻找伴侣)可知,所填之词表示的意思应该在“寻找伴侣”之前,而C、D表示的意思是在“寻找伴侣”之后,所以选用C、D不对。应该选用date。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题测试形容词。similar意为“相似的,类似的”,指尽管不完全相同但相像的;identical意为“同一的,同样的”,指完全相等的或相似的;diverse意为“不同的,相异的”,指与其他的不同的;differential意为“有差别的,有区别的”,指关于或显出差别的。根据前面的though可知,后面的句子表示转折,这说明所填之词应该与后面句子中的similar的意思相反,所以应该选用diverse。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题测试搭配。give意为“赠送,送给”;influence意为“影响,改变”,指“用……的方式来产生影响”;make意为“制造,创造”,make choices是习惯搭配,意为“作出选择”;offer意为“提供,提出”。前面一句话说父母不可能为其子女选择配偶,所以选用C不对;A、D一般不与choice搭配。应该选用influence。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试连词。however意为“然而,可是”,表示转折关系;moreover意为“而且,此外”,表示递进关系;therefore意为“因此,所以”,表示因果关系;furthermore意为“此外,而且”,表示递进关系。前面两段讲的是相同背景下的择友,而本段中用的是different groups(不同的群体),这说明本段讲的是不同背景下的择友,应该是转折关系,所以应该选用however。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试异义名词。mobility意为“可动性,流动性”,指人从一个地方到另一个地方的移动;motive意为“动机,目的”,指使人行动的推动力、感情、愿望;moral意为“道德,伦理”,指举止行为的规则和习惯;mission意为“使命,任务”,指派给某人或某团体的特殊任务。根据下面一句话“许多年轻人离开家乡和家庭去上大学”可知,应该是指人的流动,所以应该选用mobility。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题测试搭配。work意为“工作,劳动”;serve意为“服务,服役”,通常与in the army等搭配;stay意为“停留,呆”;remain意为“保持,逗留”。根据句子中的in the armed force可知,应该选用serve。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题测试形容词。probable意为“很可能的,可能发生的”,指事物有根据、合情理、值得相信的,通常作表语;likely意为“可能的,很可能发生的”,指从表面迹象来看很有可能的,可以作表语或与that从句连用,还可以与动词不定式连用;reluctant意为“勉强的,不愿意的”,指“不情愿做……的”;readily意为“欣然地,爽快地”,是副词,用在此处明显不对。根据句子后面的to可知,应该选用likely。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题测试异义动词。raise意为“抚养,养育”,指供养子女或家庭;obtain意为“获得,得到”,指经过计划或努力成功地获得某物;grow意为“培养,培育”,指“使……动/植物生长”;unite意为“联合,团结”,指“把……联合到一起以形成整体”。所填之词的宾语是a family,所以应该选用raise。